Newton Regny or Newton Reigny, Cumberland

Historical Description

Newton Regny or Newton Reigny, a village, a township, and a parish in Cumberland. The village stands adjacent to the Penrith and Cockermouth railway, 1½ mile E of Blencow railway station, and 3 miles NW of Penrith, and has a post office under Penrith; money order and telegraph office, Penrith. The township includes the village and extends into the country. Acreage, 1013; population, 153. The parish contains also the township of Catterlen, and comprises 2574 acres; population, 257. The manor belongs to the Earl of Lonsdale. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle; net value, £115 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Carlisle. The church is ancient, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles (each with chantry), and a bell-turret. The chancel was rebuilt in 1876, and the church was completely restored in 1892, when a new pulpit and choir stalls were erected.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Newton Regny or Newton Reigny from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Newton-Rigny)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Newton Regny or Newton Reigny are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Villages, Hamlets, &c

Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Cumberland, 1615 is available on the Heraldry page.